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Directions (1-4): In the following questions, one of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If there is no error, your answer is (d) i.e. No error.
Q1. Americans are accustomed to (a) / drinking coffee (b) / with their meals. (c) / No error (d)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Certain verbs like ‘accustomed to, looking forward to, given to, taken to, prone to, averse to’ etc. take Gerund form of Verb i.e. ‘V1 + ing’ with them. Hence ‘accustomed to drinking’ is correct and sentence is error free.
Q2. No sooner she had realized (a) / her blunder than she began (b) / to take corrective measures. (c) / No error (d)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘No sooner she had’ with ‘No sooner had she’ as ‘Hardly’, ‘Scarcely’, ‘No Sooner’, ‘Neither’ take inverse form of sentence structure i.e. No Sooner/Hardly/Scarcely + Helping Verb + Subject + ……
Q3. Could she cite (A) / any precedent in support (B)/ for her care? (C) / No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘for’ with ‘of’. ‘Of her care’ is the right usage. Hence option C has the error.
Q4. A computer virus works exactly (a) / like the biological variety (b) / which invade the human body. (c) / No error (d)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
According to subject-verb agreement rule, antecedent of relative pronoun decides whether the verb used after relative pronoun will be singular or not. Hence singular subject ‘a biological variety’ used before relative pronoun ‘which’ will follow a singular verb ‘invades’.
Directions (5-8): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word that is your answer.
Q5. SOLECISM
wise saying
witty quip
clever argument
grammatical error
Solution:
Solecism: a grammatical mistake in speech or writing. Hence Option D is the correct choice.
Q6. DELIRIOUS
delicious
progeny
desperate
excited
Solution:
Delirious: in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. Hence option D is the correct choice.
Q7. LICENTIOUS
immoral
intellectual
moral
licensed
Solution:
Licentious: lacking legal or moral restraints. Hence option A is the correct choice.
Q8. SQUANDER
expensive
waste
litter
economical
Solution:
Squander: waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner. Hence option B is the correct choice.
Directions (9-11): In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word that is your answer.
Q9.
Enterpreneur
Entreprenure
Entrepreneur
Enterprenure
Solution:
Option C is correctly spelt.
Q10.
Promiscuous
Promescuous
Promiscuos
Promiscous
Solution:
Option A is correctly spelt.
Q11.
Onomatopoeia
Onomotopoei
Onomatopoia
Onamotipoei
Solution:
Option A is correctly spelt.
Directions (12-15): In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase that is your answer.
Q12. To cast aspersions
to act as the pillar of support
to raise aspirations
to make unpleasant remarks
to dissolve all the differences
Solution:
Option C is the correct meaning.
Q13. On the cards
impossible
shocking
evident
anticipated
Solution:
Option D is the correct meaning.
Q14. Dark horse
an extremely corrupt person
a notorious criminal
an extremely rich person
an unexpected winner
Solution:
Option D is the correct meaning.
Q15. To turn over a new leaf
to change for the better
to start writing a new book
to work on a novel idea
to clear the garden
Solution:
Option A is the correct meaning.
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